| Joffrey Baratheon | |
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| A Song of Ice and Fire character Game of Thrones character | |
 Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon | |
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| Created by | George R. R. Martin |
| Adapted by | David Benioff D. B. Weiss (Game of Thrones) |
| Portrayed by | Jack Gleeson |
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| Weapon | Crossbow Valyrian Sword (named Widow's Wail) |
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| Spouse | Margaery Tyrell (unconsummated) |
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Joffrey Baratheon is a fictional character in A Song of Ice and Fire series of epic fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its HBO television adaptation, Game of Thrones. Introduced in 1996's A Game of Thrones, he subsequently appears in A Clash of Kings (1998) and A Storm of Swords (2000).
Joffrey is officially the eldest son and heir of King Robert Baratheon and Cersei Lannister, but in actuality is the eldest child of an incestuous relationship between Cersei and her twin brother Jaime Lannister. Joffrey inherits the throne after Robert's death, which, along with his execution of Lord Ned Stark of Winterfell, triggers a power struggle in Westeros known as the War of Five Kings. He is characterized as a spoiled, sadistic bully. He frequently torments his family and Sansa Stark, to whom he is betrothed in the first two novels. He later marries Margaery Tyrell, but is killed by poison during his wedding reception.
Joffrey is portrayed by Irish actor Jack Gleeson in the television adaptation Game of Thrones, a role for which he received international recognition and critical praise.[1][2][3]
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- ^ "The Official Website for the HBO Series Game of Thrones - Season 4". HBO. Archived from the original on 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
- ^ "From HBO". Archived from the original on 2016-03-07.